Akon knows poverty. Growing up in a Senegal, his family had no electricity or running water. So when the 43-year-old singer became chart-topping superstar, he vowed to give back to his country. And he ...

Akon has proved to be a man with a plan after unveiling the next steps for construction of his new city in Senegal, which has been compared to Black Panther’s fictional nation of Wakanda. The Locked ...

Rapper Akon has set his sights on building a sprawling $6 billion city in his Senegal homeland to welcome Africans of the diaspora to their "home back home". The R&B; star boasting two multi-platinum ...

Akon is giving back in a major way. The R&B singer is using millions of his own dollars to bring solar-powered electricity to one million homes in Africa by the end of the year. The ...

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Akon City will offer hotels, a university, hospitals, business, and leisure centers including a casino, as well as movie studios, all featuring futuristic designs by architect Hussein Bakri, with ...